{"product_id":"understanding-changing-telecommunication-9780470868515","title":"Understanding Changing Telecommunication","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe field of telecommunications is becoming ever more complex. In order to manage the new Telecom industry it is necessary not only to understand its 3 main components, namelythe end users, the technology and networks,and the business aspects, but also their vital inter-relationships.\u003cbr\u003e Complexity leads to uncertainty, and one effect of uncertainty is for people to underestimate the complexity of the business and the technology. This book takes a holistic approach to the subject and can be used as a tool for decreasing this uncertainty.  \u003cp\u003eDuring 2000 many operators paid extremely high sums of money for 3G licenses in a number of European countries, supposing a potential corresponding and balancing revenue from mobile services in the new frequency band.Obviously today the licenses are questionable.Consequently, suppliers and operators were forced to reduce their international work force.\u003cbr\u003e What are the underlying reasons?Since the true rate and level of development was hardly \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences and Acknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Book in Brief 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 A Dynamic Situation 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Success Factors for the Growth of Mobile Services 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Comment on Terminology 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 End-User Needs and Demands 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Objectives 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Role of the Unpredictable (?) End User 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 User Analysis and Segmentation 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Basic Needs Model 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Mapping of Needs and Services 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 The Human End User as a Traffic Generator and Receiver 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 The Future Most Common End User: A Machine 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 What are the Service Drivers? 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 User Perception 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Summary 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Networks and Technologies 49\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Objectives 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 What is a Network? 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 What is a Vertical Network? 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 The Convergence (or Collision?) 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 What is a Horizontal Network? 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Fundamental Plans 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 A Techno-Economic View of the Convergence 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Adaptation of the Basic Triangle and FPs to the Converged Multi-Service Network 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 The Connectivity Layer 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 The Control Layer 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 The Service Layer 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.12 The Distributed Network Dimension 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.13 The Processing Dimension 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.14 Key Enablers 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.15 General Enabler Development 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.16 Enabler Overview 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Telecom Business 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Objectives 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 The Telemanagement Forum 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Adopting a Telecom Business Perspective 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Telecom Enterprise Strategy: Roles for Positioning 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Tools for Profitability Calculations and Business Cases 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Revenue 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Cost Efficiency 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Services 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Service Plan 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 A Common Segmentation of Services for Mobile Internet 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Service Segmentation for Planning 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Value-added Services 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Economy of Service by Means of Caching 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Economy of Service by Means of Saving Bandwidth 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Bandwidth Requirements 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Security 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Future Service Development 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Pricing: Charging in the New Telecom World 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 The Service Plan versus the New Architecture 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 The Core Network and the Service Plan 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 The Access Network and the Service Plan 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.15 Telecom Management and the Service Plan 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Security 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Objectives 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The Goals of the User and Actor. Terminology 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 The Problem 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Non-Availability for Non-Security Reasons 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Connecting Security Terms into Telecommunication 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Main Ways to Implement Security 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Integrity and Confidentiality by Access Control – Authentication 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Integrity by Access Control – Authorization in Enterprises 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Integrity by Access Control – Firewalls 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Confidentiality: Encryption and Key Management 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Confidentiality by Tunnelling 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Confidentiality and Integrity by IPsec 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.13 Confidentiality and Integrity for Mail by S\/MIME 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.14 Applications and Solutions 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.15 Summary with IPsec and FP Focus 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Quality of Service 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Objective 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Introduction 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Perception of QoS 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Threats to QoS 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 QoS Enablers 237\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 QoS at the Application Level 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Implementation of QoS in UMTS 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Service Implementation 247\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Objectives 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Chapter Structure 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Target Network 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Development Tracks 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Introduction to Packet Design 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 The Role of Fundamental Technical Plans in Packet Design 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Top-Down Approach to Packet Design 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Specific Fundamental Technical Plans 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Convergence Between Fundamental Technical Plans 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Traffic Cases 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Service Network 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Objectives 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Connection to Preceding Chapters 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 What is a Service Network? 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Service Network Domain and Principles 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Terminology 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 The Architecture of Service Networks 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 The Needs of the User Domain 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 The Needs of the Service Network Owner 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Service Network Implementation 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 The (IP) Service Network Support Entities 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Examples of Service Implementation 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Terminals 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 What is a Terminal? 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Business Aspects 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 History 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Terminals for Mobile Networks 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 PDA Development 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Terminal Convergence 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 The Changing Role of Terminating Devices 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 What is a Customer Premises Network? 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Some Enablers 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 Terminal Functionality – Example 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.11 The Future 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Edge Nodes 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Access and Backbone Networks 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 MGW Interfaces 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Media Gateway Tasks 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Summary 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Packet Backbone 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Objectives 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Service Plan versus Packet Backbone 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Capacity Development 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Control Functions in the Packet Backbone 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 The Distributed Dimension 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Traffic 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 ATM Solutions 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 IP Routing 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 IP QoS 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.10 Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.11 Multi-Layer Control 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Access Network 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Objectives 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Introduction 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 What is an Access Network? 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Access System Fragmentation 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Unification 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 The Distributed Dimension 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 The Layered Dimension 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Fundamental Plans in Access Networks 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Mobility 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Access Technologies in Mobile Networks 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 System Evolution 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.12 Fixed Systems 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.13 Fibre-Based Systems 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.14 Ethernet 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.15 Combined ADSL over Copper and Ethernet Over Fibre Solution 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.16 Cable Modem 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.17 WLAN 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.18 Satellite Technologies 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.19 High Speed Fixed Radio 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Control Network 385\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 The Environment of the Control Network 387\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Fundamental Plans in the Control Network 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 A Simple Target Control Network Signalling 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Circuit Mode Domain 394\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Packet Mode Domain 397\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 IMS Domain = IP Multimedia Subsystem 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.8 HLR\/HSS for all Previous Domains 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.9 The Domain of (Voice and) Signalling Over IP 402\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.10 Common Support Functions 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Interconnection 409\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Objectives 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Introduction 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Interconnection in Tele-Centric Fixed Voice Networks 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Definition of an Actor Interface Reference Point 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Service Level Agreements 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Service Interworking 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 QoS Interworking 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 PDP Context Activation for Connection to a Data Network 418\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 Security Interworking 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.10 Signalling Interworking 420\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.11 Routing 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.12 Mobility Management 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.13 Charging and Accounting 424\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.14 Possible Interworking UMTS–WLAN 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Telecom Management – Operations 429\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The Management System 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Basic Process Part 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 The TMN Functional Areas 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Service Management 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 TM Operations from a Roce Perspective 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Customer Care and Data Warehousing 448\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.8 Security Management 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.9 QoS Management 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.10 Terminal Management 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.11 Access Network Management 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.12 Management of Layered and Serial Interworking 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.13 Conclusions 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 1 Web Services and a Service-Oriented Architecture 459\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 2 Financial Calculations 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 3 Development Tracks 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 4 Dimensioning Media Gateways and Associated Telephony Servers 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 499\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037069148503,"sku":"9780470868515","price":107.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470868515.jpg?v=1750934250","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-changing-telecommunication-9780470868515","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}